Whitley County Community Foundation's fourth annual diaper drive now underway for BABE
By Chelsey Barrell
The staff of the Whitley County Community Foundation will be conducting a diaper drive to benefit B.A.B.E. as their 2011 United Way Day of Caring Project. This is the fourth year for the event.
“Many local families continue to feel the effects of a stalled economy. The need for assistance is especially strong in Whitley County. We hate to think that parents could be pressed into changing their babies less often because diapers are costly,” said September McConnell, executive director for the Foundation.
All sizes of diapers are needed from infant through toddler.
Anyone interested in donating to the Diaper Drive may drop off packages of diapers at the Community Foundation's office from August 15 through September 13, 2011. The Whitley County Community Foundation is located at 400 N. Whitley Street in Columbia City (right next door to Columbia City High School) and open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Questions about the Diaper Drive can be directed to the Foundation by calling 244-5224.
The Beds & Britches, Etc. / B.A.B.E. program was established in 2001 as an incentive program for pregnant women and families to try to deter the high incidence of low birth weight babies that were being born in Whitley County. B.A.B.E. provides incentives for pregnant women & families to consistently participate in programs and services provided that benefit the health and well being of infants and young children to ensure that the children are given the best possible start in life. For additional information about B.A.B.E.,
call 244-2820.